After dinner, it was still warm and light out, so we walked to The Bit Bar and got our Ms. Pac-Man on. We arrived at the restaurant/bar/classic video game arcade to find folks dining al fresco on the patio, and others playing corn hole. Inside, it was like walking into warm childhood: some 30 classic video arcade games, the bulk of them from the ’80s and ’90s — Donkey Kong, NBA Jam, Mortal Kombat, Space Invaders, Spider-Man, The Simpsons — plus pinball games, and all at the vintage price of a quarter. This is a Gen Y heaven, where our Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are still pixelated, and Fritos are on the dinner menu.

When you visit Bit Bar Salem, bring pockets full of quarters — and an empty stomach. Because when you’re not battling Donkey Kong, you’ll want plenty of room for scarfing funky comfort food, like Sriracha-­slathered popcorn, with all the gusto of Pac-Man gobbling pellets.